Hi All,

Not much progress today, housework gets in the way sometimes! However I need to do some work under the layout so tonight I cleared out all the crates stored underneath and stacked them elsewhere. So first job, some dangling cables under the layout. Now the previous weekend, I bought some new stuff to hold up cables under the layout. I had been using cable loops with nails, but it's a pain to try and nail these on whilst lying on the floor, so I'm trying these stick on pads and cable ties:

For the rest, yesterday I built the Vollmer model of the Mayrhofen coal shed, this is normally used to store the coal for the "Drive a steam loco" train. A once a week opportunity to drive a steam on the Zillertalbahn mainline. This is how it looks in real life:

The loco is the little one used to haul the two coaches for friends and family. The model is somewhat lighter in colour:

So what would be the best way of making the model a tad more like the real thing?

The model has a full on water tower, as you can see in photo two, these days, it's just a hose. I guess the tiny loco doesn't have very large tanks...